"I wouldn't have expected you to," Tina admitted with a shrug. She had already learned that the man before her didn't know that much about her traditions. It was different when you lived in a large population of it, but she doubted England had such a thing for Newt.
Her eyes filled with mirth when he asked before she gave a short nod of her head. "My middle name, anyway," She answered after a moment, "Purim is the celebration of the book of Esther. She was an orphan turned queen who managed to prevent a man from performing a massacre. It's a very emboldening story for young girls when you think about it." And was why so many dressed up as Esther, to begin with.
She frowned in response; Always Queenie, they always came back to her. She bit down into her lower lip before shaking her head resolutely. "It's getting easier," She breathed out quietly before she glanced up at him earnestly "with you." And it was. Coloring despite herself, the woman's shoulders rose and fell once more before she tucked a strand of air away once more-- Eyes never quite settling on any one thing.
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Her eyes filled with mirth when he asked before she gave a short nod of her head. "My middle name, anyway," She answered after a moment, "Purim is the celebration of the book of Esther. She was an orphan turned queen who managed to prevent a man from performing a massacre. It's a very emboldening story for young girls when you think about it." And was why so many dressed up as Esther, to begin with.
She frowned in response; Always Queenie, they always came back to her. She bit down into her lower lip before shaking her head resolutely. "It's getting easier," She breathed out quietly before she glanced up at him earnestly "with you." And it was. Coloring despite herself, the woman's shoulders rose and fell once more before she tucked a strand of air away once more-- Eyes never quite settling on any one thing.